Billy Casper Golf Selected to Manage University Golf
Club in University Park, IL

(RESTON, VA) – Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – one of America’s largest owner-operators of golf courses,
country clubs and resorts – has been selected to lead the re-opening and management
of University Golf Club in University Park, IL, featuring an 18-hole golf
course and exceptional banquet site.

BCG will oversee all aspects of the daily-fee
operation, located near the campus of Governors State University 45 minutes
south of Chicago. Course and property maintenance,
sales, marketing and public relations, staffing and training, merchandising, restaurant
and banquet activities, special events, golf instruction and financial
management are among the company’s responsibilities.

With a sterling reputation
of formulating outstanding golf and events programs, BCG will position
University Golf Club as a convenient and family-friendly oasis ideal for quick
escapes from the hustle and bustle of city life.

“Billy Casper Golf’s management prowess and
marketing initiatives are perfect for the needs of University Golf Club,” says
Johnna Townsend, Acting City Manager of University Park. “The future of the
club as a standout golf course and banquet venue is very bright.”

“Realizing
the potential of outstanding golf clubs like University Park is the bedrock of
our business,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of BCG. “Here’s to popularizing the club as ‘the’
place to learn and play golf, and conduct business and social gatherings.”

The University Course at the University Golf
Club opened in 1962 and was designed by celebrated architect Lawrence
Packard. Greg Martin updated the layout
in 2004, and the par-71, 6,650-yard layout now features elevated tees, rolling
fairways and several water hazards. Golfers
hone their skills on the 350 square-foot practice putting green.

Complementing the course is an elegant
banquet facility and the Urban Room restaurant well known for its weekend
brunch. A renovated, 7,000 square-foot
clubhouse includes a fully-stocked pro shop and bar area.

Founded
more than 25 years ago in cooperation with the late golf legend Billy Casper,
the company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and
resorts in the U.S. with more than 150 properties in 29 states.
Headquartered in Reston, VA with regional offices across America, Billy Casper
Golf specializes in course and property maintenance, staffing and training,
clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction,
marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.